Stanford Scouting Report II

Dan Norz

02/25/2004

Stanford will be playing their second to last home game before Maples Pavilion receives a $30 million renovation. Oh yeah, they have a 23-game winning streak as well and have not lost this season.
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Tipoff is at 7:00 PM. The contest will not be televised, but can be heard over the Beaver Sports Radio Network.

PG 11 Chris Hernandez (6-2, 190) - tough competitor
who does what it takes to win...one of the leaders on the team...has started
20 games, played in 21...in a team leading 30.8 minutes is averaging 10.2
points, a team leading 5.0 assists per game (fourth in conference), and 2.12
rebounds...shooting .450 from the field, a team best .463 from the three point
line (second in conference), and a team and conference best .913 from the
three throw line...just 51 turnovers the entire year despite handling the
ball...did not make a field goal at OSU (0 of 4), grabbed two rebounds, did
not make an assist and had four steals in 25 minutes.

G 33 Matt Lottich (6-4, 205) - hard working
guard who can handle or shoot the ball...deadly from three-point range...very
competitive...in 30.4 minutes is averaging 13.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and
3.9 assists (ninth in conference)...shooting .419 from the field, .369 from
downtown, and .850 from the line (fourth in conference)...has started 22 games,
played in all 23...shot a dismal 1 of 12 from the field for four points...added
seven assists and one block in 28 minutes on Ralph Miller Court.

F 21 Nick Robinson (6-6, 200) - started in
place of the injured Childress at the beginning of the season...posseses a
decent outside touch...loves to play defense, tough...has the intangibles
that a coach loves...played in all 23 games, started 18...in 25.9 minutes
is averaging 6.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists...shooting 477 from
the field, .364 from three point land, and .703 from the stripe...in 23 minutes
scored two points, grabbed three rebounds, tallied two steals and two assists
in Corvallis.

C 42 Rob Little (6-10, 275) - great around the basket...good
hands...loves to bang with the big fellas...knows how to use his body on the
defensive and offensive side of the court...has the most fouls on the team
with 59...defensive rebounding machine...in 24.7 minutes is shooting a team
best (second in the conference) .584 from the court and a team worst .519
from the free throw line...putting in 10.6 points and grabbing 5.4 rebounds
per game...played 22, started 23 games...scored eight points and harnassed
four rebounds in 21 minutes.

F 1 Josh Childress (6-8, 200) - extremely talented offensive
player who is tough and agreesive...can shoot outside or put in on the floor...great
leaper and rebounder...tremendous upside...All-America candidate...missed
the first nine games this year due to a stress reaction in his left foot...has
started 9 and played in 14...shooting .474 from the field, .417 from three
point range and .797 from the line...averaging a team best 14.6 points and
a team best 7.3 rebounds in 29.1 minutes per game...scored a team best 17
points, including 3 of 6 from downtown at Oregon State...also added four rebounds,
five blocks and one steal in 32 minutes.

The Bench

F 52 Matt Haryasz (6-10, 215) - good footwork
and hands...active on both sides of the floor...runs well...decent size on
the box...one of the first players off the bench...has played in 21 games
this year...shooting .513 from the field and 681 from the free throw line
in 17.3 minutes per game...scoring 7.2 points, snagging 4.5 rebounds per game,
and swatting 1.5 blocks per game (fourth in conference)...scored 10 points
on 5 of 7 shooting while grabbing a team high seven rebounds and swatting
a team high six Spauldings...all in just 18 minutes at OSU.

F 20 Dan Grunfeld (6-6, 210) - can shoot from
the outside or work on the block...passes great and rebounds the ball effectivly...son
of former NBA player Ernie Grunfeld...has three-point range...in 23 games
is averaging 3.8 points on .361 shooting from the field, .200 from the three
point line ,and .795 from the free throw line...getting 11.7 minutes per game...scored
five points and grabbed one rebound in 11 minutes in Gill Coliseum.

F 00 Joe Kirkchofer (6-9, 245) - competitive player who is
a natural shot blocker, a great rebounder, and an excellent scorer...has a
good stroke from 17 feet in...good post up player...has the skills to play
the center position...has played in all 23 games...in 12.4 minutes is averaging
3.7 points and 2.7 rebounds while shooting .578 from the field and .667 from
the line...in 11 minutes scored four points and grabbed two rebounds at Oregon
State.

G 32 Jason Haas (6-2, 180) - has the knack
for finding the opening man...makes his teammates better when on the floor...fundamentally
sound...underrated...started two games, played in all 23...shooting a team
worst .227 from the field, .333 from downtown and .913 from the line...in
10.4 minutes is averaging 1.4 points and 1.0 rebounds...did not attempt a
field goal in Corvallis, but grabbed two rebounds and dished out two assists
in 15 minutes.

F 22 Justin Davis (6-9, 230) - loves to run
the floor...has a great work ethic...one of the leaders on the team...loves
to rebound and bang down low...shooting a team best .578 from the field (third
in conference) and .606 from the charity stripe...in 22.3 minutes is averaging
11.5 points and 6.9 rebounds (eighth in conference)...has started 16 games,
played in all 17...shot 4 of 6 from the field for eight points while adding
five rebounds and two steals in 15 minutes at OSU.

Good coaching - Montgomery has over
500 victories during his career and has produced seven NBA first round
draft picks during his tenure.

Veteran team - with four players starting from last
year's squard the Cardinal are talented and experienced. A deep
bench with plenty of playing time also provides Stanford with a unique
advantage over their opponents.

Good defense - Stanford is second in the conference
in scoring defense allowing 61.2 ppg and first in field goal percentage
defense allowing their opponents to shoot .401 from the floor. Their
superb play has resulted in a conference best +14.0 scoring margin.
Only one team has shot 50 percent or better against Stanford this year.

Concerns

Toughness - Although having talented players at every position,
the Cardinal has a reputation for being soft, although Hernandez is trying
to change that perception.

in Stanford...Curtis Borchardt
had 20 points and 12 rebounds to record his fourth straight double-double, and
10th of the season, as No. 20 Stanford defeated Oregon State 77-55.
Teyo Johnson
scored a career-high 15 points and
Casey Jacobsen
added 13 as the Cardinal (15-6, 8-4 Pac-10) won their ninth straight against
the Beavers at home. Recap

It's a school-record 23 consecutive victories and counting for Stanford.
The top-ranked Cardinal defeated UCLA 73-60 Saturday to remain undefeated with
two weeks left in the regular season.

Stanford improved to 14-0 in the Pac-10, and clinched its fourth conference
title in six years and 11th overall. Rob Little led the Cardinal with 18 points,
tying his career high...No.
1 Stanford Wins Pac-10 Title

Stanford is one of only two undefeated teams left in Division I ball.
St. Joseph's is the other squad.

Stanford has won the Pac-10 title for the fourth time in the last six years.

Stanford has been outrebounded by one team this year...Oregon State.

The Cardinal have a ten game winning streak against OSU in Maples.

Since the 1997-98 season the Cardinal is 64-11 on enemy turf.

Not one player has fouled out of a game this year for Stanford.

The Cardinal have won the last thirteen out of fourteen games and currently
have an nine game winning streak over OSU, which includes five straight wins
in Corvallis.

Ten players on the 14-man roster are averaging at least eleven minutes per
game.

Mike Montgomery has guided Stanford to postseason berths in 15 of the past
16 seasons, including nine consecutive 20-win seasons.

Montgomery has earned the Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2000 and
is up for Coach of the Year honors this year.

Stanford won 18 consecutive games in 1998 on their way to the Final Four.

The last time the Cardinal did not make the postseason was during the 1986-87
season. The last time they did not make the NCAA tournament was during the
1993-94 season when they went 17-11 and went to the NIT.

Stanford won the NIT title during the 1989-90 season.

Since the Pac-10 went to an 18-game schedule in 1979, no team has ever recorded
an 18-0 record ...Two teams have produced 17-1 marks (Oregon State in 1980-81,
Arizona in 1987-88, 1988-89, 1992-93, and 1997-98).

Stanford is 12-0 this year and will attempt to complete the home season
with a 14-0 record when it hosts Oregon State (2/26/04)and Oregon (2/28/04)...Only
twice in the 36-year history of Maples Pavilion has Stanford finished the
home season with a perfect won-loss record (13-0 during the 1988-89 season,and
12-0 during the
1996-97 season).